The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 1, The Final Report, And, A Tactical History
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The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 1, The Final Report, And, A Tactical History
- by
- Maurer, Maurer; Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center; United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History
- Publication date
- 1978
- Usage
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Topics
- WWI, United States. -- Army -- Air Service -- History, World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. -- Army -- Air Service, Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History, World War, 1914-1918, World War I, United States. Army. Air Service, Aeronautics, Military, GUERRA MUNDIAL I, AVIACION MILITAR
- Publisher
- Maxwell AFB, Ala. : Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center ; Washington : Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF
- Collection
- folkscanomy_miscellaneous; folkscanomy; additional_collections
- Language
- English
- Item Size
- 510.3M
- The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 1, The Final Report, And, A Tactical History [you are here]
- The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 2, Early Concepts Of Military Aviation
- The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 3 The Battle Of St. Mihiel
- The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume 4 Postwar Report
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Contents
Foreword v
Preface vii
Introduction 1
Final Report of the Chief of Air Service, AEF
I. Achievement 17
II. The NVoevre and the Marne 29
III. St. Mihiel and the Argonne-Meuse 37
IV. Early Problems and Their Solutions 51
V. Reorganization and Development 65
VI. Period of Expansion 71
VII. The Working Organization 75
VIII. Difficulties 81
IX. Scope of Activities and General Remarks 85
X. Training 93
XI. The Supply Section 117
XII. The Technical Section 131
XIII. The Balloon Section 137
XIV. The Aircraft Armament Section 145
XV. The Photographic Section 151
XVI. The Radio Section 157
XVII. The Medical Consultant 161
XVIII. Conclusion 163
A Tactical History of the Air Service, AEF
Part One: The Achievement of the Air Service, AEF
Part Two: Tactical History of Corps Observation
I. Introduction 169
II. The First Corps Observation Group in the Toul Sector 171
III. The 12th Aero Squadron i n the Baccarat Sector 185
IV. The Third Flight of the 99th Squadron in the Vosges 193
V. The 1st Corps Air Service at Chateau-Thierry 197
VI. The Third Corps Air Service on the Vesle River 221
VII. The Corps Air Service in the St. Mihiel Offensive 235
VIII. The Corps Air Service in the Argonne-Meuse Offensive 245
Part Three: Tactical History of Army Observation
I. On the Toul Sector 259
II. The St. Mihiel Offensive 269
III. The Argonne-Meuse Offense 275
Part Four: Tactical History of Pursuit Aviation
I. The Toul Sector 283
II. Chateau-Thierry 291
III. St. Mihiel Offensive 301
IV. Argorme-Metise Offensive 313
V. American Pursuit Units on the British Front 325
VI. Second Army Pursuit 341
Appendices to Tactical History of Pursuit Aviation
A. Sample Battle Orders, Air Service, First Army 343
B. Sample Operations Order, 1 st Pursuit Wing 346
C. Sample Operations Order, 1st Pursuit Group 348
D. Table: Percentage of Casualties to Available Pilots 350
E. Chart: Enemy Aircraft Brought Down 351
F. Chart: Ratio of Confirmed Victories to Casualties 352
G. Table: Planes on Hand and Available for Service and Pilot? Available 353
Part Five: Tactical History of Day Bombardment
I. From the Beginning to the St. Mihiel Offensive 357
II. The St. Mihiel Offensive 365
III. The Argonne-Meuse Offensive 371
Part Six: Tactical History of American Observation Balloons
I. In the Toul Sector 379
II. At Chateau-Thierry 381
III. In the St. Mihiel Battle 383
IV. In the Argonne-Meuse Offensive 385
V. Miscellaneous 387
Appendices
A. Directive for "Final Report" 389
B. Outline of Tactical Organization, 11 November 1918 391
Abbreviation List 393
Notes
To the Introduction 395
To the Final Report V 397
To the Tactical History 403
Index 406
List of Photographs
Col. Henry C. Whitehead 3
Col. Edgar S. Gorrell 4
Col. Thomas DeW. Milling 5
Lt. Col. William C. Sherman 6
Lts. Douglas Campbell and Alan Winslow 30
Observers leave observation balloon 32
A Caquot balloon 35
The Arizona Balloon Buster (Art by Merv Corning) 36
Capt. Field E. Kindley 45
Lt:Col. "Billy" Mitchell and Maj. Raynal C. Boiling 53
Lafayette Escadrille hangars at Ham airdrome; Officers of the 103d Aero Squadron, formerly of the Escadrille, receive decorations 56
Pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille with one of their pet lions; Maj. William K. Thaw 57
Spad VII 60
Repair shop at Issoudun 64
Parachute descent from free balloon 70
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Foulois with Gen. John J. Pershing 75
Aviators in training 80
A Handley-Page bomber readied for a mission on the Aisne front 84
Observers train in aerial gunnery; Miniature planes used for sighting with machine guns in aerial gunnery 96
Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker and Brig. Gen. Foulois at Issoudun; Lt. Quentin Roosevelt 106
Flying field at Issoudun 107
An RAF class in gunnery training 109
A British Sopwith stockroom for engines and spare parts 116
DH-4 aircraft of the U.S. Air Service at Romorantin 127
Aviation Mechanics uniform insignia of the U.S. Air Service 132
Observer climbs into a basket of an observation balloon; Balloon ascends; Balloon shot down by enemy fire 139
Observers parachute from French balloon shot down by enemy fire 141
Lt. Col. John Paegelow 143
A machine gun on a Scarff mount ready for action 144
Aerial observer reaches for camera prior to a reconnaissance mission 150
Camera on Salmson; Movie camera mounted on aircraft; Photo printing room at Tours; Composition of aerial maps and models 153
Capt. Albert W. Stevens with DeRam camera on a Salmson 155
Radio operators receive message from fliers 156
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick 163
The Eagle of Lille (Art by Merv Corning) 168
A railroad gun 180
An aerial view of trenches taken during photo reconnaissance 194
Maj. Lewis H. Brereton and Col. "Billy" Mitchell 196
Messages received from aircraft for transmission to artillery units 215
Maj. Joseph T. McNarney 220
Maj. Harry B. Anderson and Lt. Arthur R. Christie 234
Field radio station 241
French soldiers watch an observation balloon falling in flames 244
Lt. George C. Kenney 258
Maj. John N. Reynolds 261
A 155-mm artillery battery 268
A pilot's view of a battle 271
Night bombardment scene 274
Lt. Everett R. Cook 277
Capt. "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. Reed Chambers 282
Maj. Bert M. Atkinson 287
Graveside services for 1st Lt. Quentin Roosevelt 297
Fall of the Flying Fool (Art by Merv Corning) 300
Burning balloon shot down by an aircraft 310
"Balloon Buster" Frank Luke, Jr 312
Capt. James A. Summersett, Jr 317
Maj. Harold E. Hartney 320
An Attack in World War I (Art by Merv Corning) 327
Maj. Reed G. Landis 341
Breguets of the 96th Aero Squadron head for a daylight bombing assault on German territory 356
A Breguet 14-B2 of the 96th Aero Squadron 360
DH-4 aircraft of the 11th Aero Squadron conduct a bombing attack 364
Capt. Cecil G. Sellers 366
Bombs loaded for a mission 367
Maj. James L. Dunsworth observes bomb loading 370
Col. Charles Def. Chandler; Col. Frank P. Lahm; Observation balloon and winch 378
Maj. John H. Jouett; Caquot balloon with winch 382
An observer with a telephone set in a balloon basket 383
Partially inflated balloon— 10th Balloon Company; Col. Frank P. Lahm and his. staff 386
List of Tables, Maps, and Charts
Combat Squadrons in AEF— Dates of Assignment and Demobilization 18
First Day Bombardment Group— Chart of Complete Operations 19
U.S. Balloon Companies in AEF— Dates of Assignment and Demobilization 20
1st Day Bombardment Group— Bombs Dropped During October 21
Squadrons, Balloon Companies, Photo Sections and Air Parks Assigned to Armies in the AEF 22
Air Service Units of the First American Army, Nov. 11, 1918 23
Flying Time of Air Service Assigned to Armies from Beginning of Operations until July 1st, 1919 24
Total Number of Airplanes Dispatched to Zone of Advance 25
Air Service Stations in AEF— Establishment and Demobilization 26
Casualties of U.S. Air Service Personnel 27
Air Service, AEF, Chart of Organization 63
Airplanes Received from All Sources— From Beginning of Qperations to Dec. 31, 1918 66
Monthly Arrival of Air Service Personnel in AEF 67
Air Service Personnel in AEF— Arrival and Departure 68
U.S. Air Service, AEF, Location of Air Service Centers in France 77
Handley Page Flow Sheet 86
Hours Flown in Training, AEF 98
Chart Showing When Instruction Commenced and Finished at all Flying Schools in AEF... 100
U.S. Air Service, AEF, Training Centers for Co-operation with Artillery, 1917-1918 102
U.S. Air Service, AEF, Training Centers in France, 1917-1918 111
Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material Airplanes, as of November 11, 1918 118
Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material Spare Parts, as of November 11, 1918 120
Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material General Supplies, as of November 11, 1918 121
U.S. Air Service, AEF, Location of Sources of Supply and Distributing Stations for Zone of Advance, 1917-1918 129
U.S. Air Service, AEF, Balloon Centers in France, 1917-1918 136
Air Service, AEF, General Flow of Aeronautical Material Balloons and Balloon Supplies, as of 11 November 1918 141
Enemy Aircraft Brought Down by 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Pursuit Compared with American Pursuit Casualties 351
Enemy Planes Brought Down by American Pursuit Compared with American Pursuit Casualties 352
Planes on Hand, Available for Duty, and Pilots Available in First, Second, and Third Pursuit Groups, AEF 353No longer available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
v. 1. The final report, and A tactical history -- v. 2. Early concepts of military aviation -- v. 3. The Battle of St. Mihiel -- v. 4. Postwar review
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